Descriptor
Source
Learning Disabilities:… | 2 |
American Journal of Public… | 1 |
Journal of Learning… | 1 |
Learning Disabilities… | 1 |
Author
Birch, Herbert G | 1 |
Bryan, Tanis | 1 |
Donahue, Mavis L. | 1 |
Forness, Steven R. | 1 |
Hirshoren, Alfred | 1 |
Kavale, Kenneth A. | 1 |
Pearl, Ruth | 1 |
Sorensen, Nels C. | 1 |
Swanson, H. Lee | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 4 |
Opinion Papers | 3 |
Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Researchers | 3 |
Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Birch, Herbert G – American Journal of Public Health, 1972
A comprehensive review and analysis of significant research on malnutrition and learning. Indicates that nutritional factors contribute to depressed intellectual level and learning failure. (DM)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Intelligence, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews

Bryan, Tanis – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
In response to a paper on risk and resilience models in learning disabilities research, this article suggests two factors that render this framework appealing to special education researchers: its optimistic empowering nature as the trainability of identified resilience factors is assumed and its emphasis on factors external to the individual that…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities

Swanson, H. Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
This paper provides a rationale for basic research and metatheory development in the field of learning disabilities, outlines the steps and cognitive parameters involved in validating such a metatheory, and discusses integrating the findings of basic research with instructional manipulations and reasons for the poor integration of theory and…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Models

Donahue, Mavis L.; Pearl, Ruth – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
This paper urges researchers in learning disabilities not to embrace the risk/resilience framework without rigorous consideration of four issues: the meaning of risk and resilience factors; how to characterize learning disabilities as risk factors; just what the risk is; and how this framework may guide intervention efforts. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention

Kavale, Kenneth A.; Hirshoren, Alfred; Forness, Steven R. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Synthesizes findings from 36 studies that validated the Dunn and Dunn Model of Learning-Style Preferences. Questions are raised regarding the validity of the model, the nature of the literature base, the interpretation of the meta-analytic findings, and the conclusions. The article concludes that the model has not been adequately validated.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Sorensen, Nels C.; And Others – 1977
Models used for evaluating teacher education programs are described, particularly the learner referencing educational evaluation model. This model involves ten stages: (1) acquisition of possible teacher training program standards; (2) verification of those standards; (3) generation of specific learner objectives; (4) processing of learner…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education